The City Which Has Foundations

We probably all know Jesus’ parable of the house built upon a foundation of rock and the house built without any foundation in Luke 6:46-49. God’s words speak of even greater “foundations“. Hebrews 11:9-10 tells us about Abraham,

By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for thecity which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

That’s interesting. Abraham was “looking for thecity which has foundations“. “Foundations“ is plural. Abraham knew that God Almighty had a place that was immeasurably better than any place here on earth. That special “city” “has foundations“, meaning it is beautiful beyond description, strong, eternal, and indestructible.

Then, Revelation 21:19-20 tells us of God’s city,

The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

What God has built for us is eternal and most beautiful. It’s better than anything we can imagine here on earth. Even though we can read a bit about it in the book of Revelation, we still cannot honestly imagine it. Since it’s far beyond our wildest imagination, we just need to be content knowing that it’s wonderful. It will be our eternal home and nothing will ever disturb us there.

Like Abraham, we have something special to look forward to in eternal life. Like Abraham, we can assuredly go through our trials here, confidently knowing that we have a better place in heaven.

With joyful anticipation, we say, “Hallelujah! LORD, thank You for keeping us safe in this world.”